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Ch 3: Esther likes to eat #allthecaviarallthetime #eatlikethatpoetgirl #liveyourbestlife #jayceegaveherawhoopin #sheneedstostandupforherself #easiersaidthandone #thosecollegestoriesthough #socrafty #channelthatcraftinessnow #andlearnsomelanguages #languagesarehard #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish @librarybelle @ruthiella @matchlessmarie @jacqmac @cogsofencouragement @sace @clare-dragonfly @cuilin @dieareader @bookwormjillk @thearomaofbooks @graciouswarriorprincess 5d

BarkingMadRead @peanutnine @dabbe @deblovestoread @andrea313 @larkken @willaful @morr_books @kwmg40 @thearomafbooks @anishainkspill @elizamarie @tpixie @julieclair @jenlovesjt47 5d

Deblovestoread Oh to be young again and eat whatever I want😂 but I don‘t think I want avocado with claret sauce 😬 5d

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BarkingMadRead @Deblovestoread yeah that would be a hard pass for me, too 🤣 5d

Bookwormjillk The whole avocado pear terminology confused me for a hot minute. Then they put grape jelly in it and then I was really confused. Moving on.

As a teen I probably sympathized with Ester but I think I'm Jay Cee years old because man it frustrates me to supervise people who just want to be brilliant but not actually work. Good for her eating that caviar though. 5d

Cuilin @Deblovestoread I also was wistful for the eat whatever I want days. 5d

Cuilin I think chemistry formulas made me dizzy too. 5d

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk the grape jelly really threw me. 🥴 5d

mcctrish The eating made me feel sick 5d

dabbe Am I such a hard-ass that I'm finding it difficult to be sympathetic with her as she eats caviar while having an all-expenses-paid trip to NYC, and she's still not happy? She reminds me of Hubbell Gardner from THE WAY WE WERE, whose 1st line in his college creative writing class that was read out loud was the following: “In a way, he was like the country he lived in. Everything came to easily to him.“ 5d

Bookwormjillk @dabbe nope, I‘m with you 5d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe I‘m definitely with you on that 5d

JacqMac @dabbe Right? 5d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead @JacqMac ... thanks, ya'll! 🩶🩷🩶 5d

Clare-Dragonfly I wonder if the other apprentices are getting lectures from their bosses. It doesn‘t seem like it! 5d

Clare-Dragonfly At least we got some confirmation that Doreen actually likes Lenny and isn‘t traumatized! 5d

Andrea313 @dabbe The all-expenses paid trip and loads of caviar seem to signal her being spoiled but I think there's also a sense of alienation there from her more modest upbringing- she never ate in a "proper" restaurant before this trip, and her grandfather works as a waiter. She benefits from proximity to wealth, but doesn't fully inhabit that world and is trying to make sense of it all. I'm feeling a lot of empathy for this 19 year old kid- anyone else? 4d

willaful I may be biased because of knowing about Plath's life, but I think Esther is likely clinically depressed. 4d

dabbe @Andrea313 Agree 💯. Thanks for reminding me of these things, too. The fact that she's 19 says a lot, too. The cynical way-older me got in the way of seeing the world through her eyes. 🩶🩷🩶 4d

Andrea313 @dabbe And I think Esther believes she's old and world-weary, too. Part of what I love so much about this book is the way that her experiences are given a very adult gravity, despite her youth. Being in those "on the precipice of your future but not quite there" years can be really overwhelming. But I'm also a biased reader- I've loved this book for years! It's been fun to read everyone's comments, especially folks reading it for the first time. 4d

dabbe @Andrea313 I'm so glad you're sharing such excellent thoughts with us. You've also reminded me that POV is so important--not just through the character or author's eyes, but the reader's as well. I'm way past the precipice of my future and am now looking back. But there's still the young me who remembers. Thanks for that reminder. 4d

Andrea313 @dabbe Thanks for the discussion and the lovely comments! I love what you said about "the young me who remembers". I am a big re-reader and love to both confront and appreciate the young me's who explored the stories I love. This one takes me straight back to being 17- maybe more than any other novel! 4d

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BarkingMadRead

The Younglings: Shadows and Magic | Helena M Craggs

What else does one do between games in a double header 🤷🏻‍♀️ #liveyourbestlife #charlotteknightsbaseball

TheSpineView Good girl! 2y

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Sumtime77

Things We Never Got Over | Lucy Score

"You get to decide how you show up in this world. No one else gets to dictate to you who you are."

#CatTax #BeYourself #LiveYourBestLife

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MicrobeMom

Happy Yoga: 7 Reasons Why There's Nothing to Worry About | Steve Ross

So this cut into my reading time tonight. Tried something new, hammock yoga and loved it. I am not in the pic. I looked much more ridiculous than these ladies. #liveyourbestlife

Soubhiville Fun! 7y

KristinaRay Wow, I‘ve never heard of it before. That sounds amazing. How long are you suspended? 7y

Pamwurtzler Wow that looks so fun! 7y

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MicrobeMom @KristinaRay it was really like a typical yoga class. So only a part of it was inverted and then went went through a few poses. So maybe about 7 mins. Lots of fun. 7y

GingerAntics That looks fun!!! 7y

KristinaRay I‘m going to be on the lookout for class. Sounds awesome. 7y

LapReader @KristinaRay I teach pole dancing and we also offer this at my studio in Australia. Perhaps try pole studios or look for silk classes which are similar. 7y

MicrobeMom @LapReader @KristinaRay yes the class I took was a pole dancing studio. Super fun! 7y

KristinaRay @LapReader @MicrobeMom Oh good to know! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. 7y

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Ashley_Nicoletto

The Arrangement: A Novel | Sarah Dunn

Things I've done today:

Read comic books.
Read e-books.
Drink coffee.
Snack.

#livingright

aeeklund Sounds absolutely perfect! 8y

cariashley #liveyourbestlife 8y

Daisey What a lovely way to spend the day! 8y

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SarahSaysRead

How to Not Give a F*ck at Christmas: A No F*cks Given Guide to Surviving the Holidays | Sarah Knight

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This gets a thumbs up because it's only 99 cents and "You can be the Santa of fucks!" cracked me up. ???

#Christmasbooks #howtonotgiveafuck #SarahKnight #liveyourbestlife #shortreads

BooksForYears I know I want to be the Santa of f*cks! 8y

LLindsey This might be next up... 8y

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